by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Debout sur le sillon béant, le vieux semeur En cadence y fait choir la graine nourricière ; Les corbeaux, attentifs à son prudent labeur, Avides pélerins, cheminent par derrière, Nous semons nos espoirs, tout le long du chemin, Aux sillons de l'amour, aux vent du lendemain ! -- Le temps, sombre corbeau toujours en sentinelle, Dévore sous nos pas la semence immortelle !
Composition:
- Set to music by Alexis de Castillon (1838 - 1873), "Le semeur", op. 8 no. 2 (1869), published 1869 [ medium voice and piano or orchestra ], from Six poésies d'Armand Silvestre, no. 2, Éd. Heugel
Text Authorship:
- by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "Le semeur", appears in La vie, in 2. La vie des choses : Tableaux et paysages
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The sower", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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